N.H. Environmental Services Department: State Issues Cyanobacteria Advisory for Forest Lake in Whitefield & Dalton, New Hampshire
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 21 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release:
A cyanobacterial bloom has been observed at Forest Lake in Whitefield and Dalton, NH. Samples collected on 7/18, 7/19 and 7/20 exceeded the state threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria in lake water. The water contained at least 1 million cells/ml of Anabaena (Dolichospermum) from samples collected on July 18. Samples also contained Microcystis and Apha . . .
A cyanobacterial bloom has been observed at Forest Lake in Whitefield and Dalton, NH. Samples collected on 7/18, 7/19 and 7/20 exceeded the state threshold of 70,000 cells/ml of cyanobacteria in lake water. The water contained at least 1 million cells/ml of Anabaena (Dolichospermum) from samples collected on July 18. Samples also contained Microcystis and Apha . . .